Waterproof shoe.



PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906. P. G. MAYHEW.

WATERPROOF SHOE.

APPLIUATION FILED OCT. 31, 1904 2 SHBETSSHEET l.

No. 809,713. PATENTBD JAN. 9, 1906. P. G. MAYHEW.

WATERPROOF SHOE.

APPLICATION I'ILED 0OT.31.1904.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

PERCY G. MAYHEIV, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

WATERPROOF SHOE.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application filed October 31, 1904. Serial No. 230,796.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PERCY G. MAYnEw, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in IVaterproof Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to waterproof shoes; and the object thereof is to provide an article of this character which is simple in construction and which is made of cloth, the pieces being so related that when in operative relation the finished shoe is absolutely waterproof.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification I illustrate a form of embodiment of my invention which I will set forth in detail in the following description and the novelty of said invention will be involved in the claims succeeding said description.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe involving my invention, the shoe being shown as partially unlaced. Fig. 2 is a front view of the upper portion of said shoe thrown open, the dotted lines indicating the segmental piece or, as it is known in the art, T-piece, which is used as a spreader for the front. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line X X of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents the lining of the shoe detached. Fig. 5 is a similar view with the gum pieces shown in Figs. 9 and 11 stretched over and secured to the lining. Fig. 6 is a face view of the front and the segmental piece just before being inserted in the slit in said front. Fig. 7 shows the back, front, and segmental pieces together ready for connection. Fig. 8 is a rear face view of the back with the stays on it. Fig. 9 is a view of the gum which is stretched over and cemented to the leg portion of the lining. Fig. 10 is a view of the back shown in Fig. 8, but without the stays. Fig. 11 is a view of 'the gum which is stretched over the toe of the lining.

On Sheet 2 of the drawings I have shown the parts in detail.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout all the views.

In Fig. 1 I have shown the finished leg of the shoe, the same being denoted by A, while the rubber foot part thereof is denoted by A. Said rubber foot part may be constructed in the usual way.

B is a rubber covering which is stretched over the lining and in the finished shoe lies between the lining and the outer covering of the shoe, which outer covering,.as will hereinafter appear, involves a front, a back, and a segmental piece, which, as previously indicated, is known in the art as a T-piece.

C is a rubber toe-vamp stretched over the lining.

D. shows the line of fold of the outside vamp.

E is the back or quarter without stays.

H is the front, which has a pendent portion, as clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 7, to form the vamp of the shoe.

I is a segmental or T piece.

In Fig; 8 I have shown the quarter or back with stays attached to it, and in Fig. 10 I have shown such part without stays.

S, T, and X represent the points of the triangular-shaped portion of the rubber piece B.

1 shows the leg part of the lining, and 2 the foot part thereof.

The front of the shoe, which, as will be understood, carries the vamp, has a slit or opening 3 3 extending from the upper edge downward toward the bottom or vamp portion thereof to receive the segmental or T piece I, which when in place spreads the front or, as it might be termed, the combined front and vamp II.

The numerals 4 4 indicate the points where the front II and back or quarter E are united. 5 5 designate the upper points where these two parts H and E are attached.

6 and 7 denote the place where the segmental or T piece I is joined to the front, as

shown clearly in Fig. 6, the slit in the front be- 7 ing opened, so that the angular end of the said segmental piece can be fitted into the slit, said segmental piece when in the slit widening or broadening out the front.

9 9 and 10 10 are the stays which are attached to the seamless quarter along the opposite sides thereof and on its inner face.

In making a shoe involving my invention and which may be formed of parts substantially like those just described in full the fol lowing procedure may be adopted: Initially the lining (shown in Fig. l) is made,following which the sheet of gum B (represented in Fig. 9) is applied to said lining. This gum covers the leg part of the lining and is cemented thereto. The gum piece or sheet C is then applied to the toe of the lining in order to overlap the gum sheet or piece B at the points S, T, and X. These two sheets or pieces B and C are cemented together. The stays 9 9 and 10 are then cemented to the quarter or back E. The segmental or T piece is now introduced into the slit inthe upper part of the front H, said slit being opened to present a triangular form to receive the said segmental piece. The segmental piece is firmly cemented to the front H. The front H and the quarter or back E are now cemented together at the places 4 4 and 5 5. The leg part, the front and back of which are cemented together along their sides to form a tubular structure, is then drawn over the lining, and the two parts are then connected together and with the foot of the shoe in any desirable way.

By virtue of my invention I can construct a shoe of cloth which can be laced. The shoe has no seam at the back of the leg, and the peculiar form of the front thereof with the back and the spreading or segmental piece makes a waterproof shoe from the foot to the top thereof. The parts E, H, and I are made of cloth, thereby securing lightness. When the front H and back or quarter E are fastened or attached together along their side edges, they can be provided with lacing hooks or eyelets.

Having thus described the invention, what I I claim is 1. A shoe, the leg of which is composed of a back, a front and a segmental piece, the back and front being cemented together along their side edges, the back being seamless, and

the front having a slit extending downward thereinto, from the upper edge thereof, and the segmental piece fitting into said slit to spread the front.

2. A shoe, the leg of which is composed of a back, a front and a segmental piece, the back and front being cemented together along their side edges, and the front having a depending portion. constituting a vamp, and also having a slit extending downward from the upper edge thereof, the said segmental piece being fitted permanently in said slit and serving to spread the front.

3. A shoe, the leg of which is composed of a back, a front and a segmental piece, the back and front being attached together along their side edges, and the front having a depending vamp and a slit extending downward thereinto from its upper edge, the said segmental piece being fitted permanently in the slit and serving to spread the front, and

lacing devices connected with the attached portions of the front and back.

4. A shoe including a lining, gum pieces stretched over the leg and foot of the lining and overlapping each other, and a leg surrounding the lining and consisting of a front, a back and a segmental piece, the front and back being cemented together along their side edges, and the front having a depending.

vamp portion and a slit extending downward thereinto from its upper edge, said segmental portion being permanently fitted in said slit and serving to spread said front.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PERCY G. MAYHEW.

Witnesses:

EDWARD TAGGART, MARY S. TooKER. 

